That Thursday evening, just as Isabel was reaching the peak of her fury, we were watching TV news of the storm. A reporter, standing on the beach at Nags Head, rain hat blowing all over the place, was telling us how the high waves were producing a storm surge. Reporters are obliged to speak from the storm, to give authenticity to their report. While interesting, the report was not particularly relevant to our situation some 90 miles inland. Suddenly we lost power. The storm was howling & trees started falling. Kathie & I prayer for our safety & the safety of our neighbors. Now the storm was very personal. God spoke to our hearts: fear not the terror of the night (Ps 91:5).